Teletextile at Cake Shop

Last night I headed over to the Lower East Side to see Teletextile play at Cake Shop. Even though I did not purchase any delicious "death by chocolate" cake this time around, I still really enjoyed myself. Before Teletextile went on, a band called School of Language was doing a sound check or something. It sounded like they played at least one song all the way through and parts of a few other songs, so I kind of thought they were performing and I was confused because I thought Teletextile was supposed to go on first. But School of Language sounded good so I'm glad I got a small taste of them (I had to leave after Teletextile's set so I didn't get to hear any of the other bands).

Anyway, so Teletextile went on and they were great. They had an army of keyboards and electronic synthesizer type gadgets (or so it seemed on the rather small stage), a violin, a guitar and drums. Their set was rather short, but I was really impressed. They had such a full sound. And lead singer Pamela Martinez has a beautiful, strong voice. The recordings on their myspace don't really do her voice justice. I also have to say, it was really too small of a space for such a big sound. Last time I saw a show at Cake Shop, it was a much quieter type of music and much more appropriate for the space. The compact space was nice for intimate little chats between songs, but Teletextile's music is much too full and dramatic for such a small dimly lit space.

Another thing I loved was when they semi-improvised a cover of Depeche Mode's Enjoy The Silence. I love watching bands play around on stage with something new and perform songs they haven't rehearsed. You can tell they are having fun and enjoying experimenting, even if they blunder a bit. It's kind of like sitting in on a rehearsal for a song. I thought they did a pretty good job with the cover too. Granted, I don't know the song all that well... But so what? I enjoyed it. Sadly, no one danced like they asked people too and I wasn't feeling adventurous enough to go up and dance by myself. All in all, though, it was a good show.

Set list:
AMPM 2 [mp3]
Heartquake [mp3]
Girl
Enjoy the Silence (a Depeche Mode cover)
Gesso
Distant Places

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